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Big changes could be coming for college athletes: They may soon start getting paid.A tentative settlement announced Thursday by the NCAA and the nation’s top five conferences in a series of antitrust lawsuits could result in millions of dollars being paid directly to athletes as early as the fall of 2025.NCAA President Charlie Baker, in a joint statement Thursday night with the commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC, said the roughly $2.8 billion settlement, to be paid to 14,000 former and current student-athletes over the next decade, is “an important step in the continuing reform…

A photo of racist graffiti linked to the 2013 looting of a halal food store in Ireland has resurfaced in an online post falsely claiming to show an anti-Pakistan message in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in May 2024. The photo was shared thousands of times and re-circulated after a fight broke out in Bishkek between local and international students, including Pakistanis. “No one likes Pakistanis. This is written all over the hostels and apartments in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,” the post read. Social Media Platform XoMay 18, 2024.of post He shared a photo of a white wall with graffiti reading “Pakistanis…

Developers are considering investing more than $10 million in a vacant building in downtown West Palm Beach after the investors plan to buy the property, at 314 Clematis St., outright over five years for another $7.6 million, according to city documents.The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Authority purchased the building for $7.5 million in 2019. After a previous deal to buy the property fell through, Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Blue Water Advisors LP plan to renovate it into a restaurant/bar with a second-floor terrace.The Palm Beach and Boca Raton-based developers, records show, plan to equip the space with…

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Muddy, pulverized debris made clear the destructive power of a tornado that destroyed more than 100 homes over several blocks in just a minute in the small Iowa town of Greenfield. Across the mile-long disaster zone on Thursday, the deafening din of heavy machinery shoveling shattered homes, destroyed vehicles and mangled trees echoed throughout the area. But on both sides of the road, picturesque homes and lawns appeared unscathed, making it hard to believe that a tornado with maximum wind speeds of 175 to 185 mph (109 to 115 kph) struck a community of 2,000 people,…

Taipei, Taiwan In Taiwan, protests over a divisive bill that would dramatically expand parliament’s investigative powers are expected to resume on Friday, with thousands already taking to the streets. Protesters gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday to coincide with the bill’s first reading, and lawmakers are due to meet again on Friday for the second reading. Many democracies have similar provisions for legislative investigations, like the Watergate scandal in the United States and the wiretapping scandal in the United Kingdom, but protesters argue that Taiwan’s bill’s drafters forced the bill through a voting process that lacks the checks and balances needed…

House newsPart of Imran Khan’s central secretariat destroyed in Pakistan Part of the central secretariat belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been vandalised in Islamabad over “violation of building regulations”. Part of Imran Khan’s central secretariat destroyed in Pakistan Islamabad: According to a Geo News report, parts of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central secretariat were demolished in Islamabad by the Capital Development Authority on Thursday citing “violation of building rules”. The party founded by Imran Khan strongly opposed the CDA’s action. The CDA in a statement said that its anti-encroachment teams launched a drive to demolish illegal structures in the…

TURNER’S GO DOWN — With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning and one run already scored, Franklin Tech’s Cordelia Guerin stepped up to the plate with a golden opportunity to give her team some momentum.Guerin hit a two-RBI double to spark a nine-run comeback for the No. 2 Franklin Tech softball team, leading the Eagles to a commanding 20-2 victory over No. 3 Drury in Thursday’s Western Massachusetts Class C semifinals.Guerin’s run-scoring hit was negated moments later when the Eagles loaded the bases again and Kaitlyn Trudeau smashed a deep fly to left field for a…

NEW DELHI: A day after Britain accused China of providing “lethal aid” to Russia against Ukraine, the Chinese embassy has urged Britain to stop making “baseless accusations” against it and “stop adding fuel to the fire on the Ukraine issue”. The Chinese embassy further stressed China’s position on the Ukraine issue, saying China has “actively promoted peace talks”.Britain’s defence secretary said on Wednesday that US and UK defence intelligence agencies have evidence of “current or upcoming flows of lethal material assistance from China to Russia and then Ukraine”, adding: “I think this is a significant development.”In response, the Chinese Embassy…

233 years after our Founding Fathers enshrined freedom of the press in the Constitution, journalists in the United States and around the world continue to face challenges.One of the most influential lies in helping voters make informed decisions in an election year, today’s deep divisions don’t just extend to voters.”The biggest problem is that we currently have a fragmented media environment where people are only getting their news, especially political news, from one source,” said Bloomberg political reporter Mark Nichetto. “In some cases, it’s not a mainstream source, it’s something on social media or even YouTube.”Nichetto shared those challenges with…

The NCAA and the top five conferences in the country will meet on Thursday night. Paying about $2.8 billion to settle numerous antitrust lawsuitsThe decision is a landmark one that lays the groundwork for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could see millions of dollars paid directly to athletes starting as early as the fall semester of 2025.NCAA President Charlie Baker, along with the commissioners of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference, Settlement Terms. They called the move “an important step toward continuing reform of college sports that will benefit student-athletes and bring transparency to…